Kigali Weather in August
Kigali in August
The short of it: Kigali in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 16° · rain 28 mm · daylight 12 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
August in Kigali brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 16°, with about 28 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Kigali, with afternoons near 28°. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 3 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Kigali runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Kigali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamuhanda / RuyenziSouthern Province | 8 km WSW | 28° | 15° | 31 mm |
| NderaKigali | 12 km E | 28° | 15° | 25 mm |
| ShyorongiNorthern Province | 15 km NW | 26° | 14° | 33 mm |
| MuginaSouthern Province | 22 km SW | 28° | 15° | 31 mm |
| NyamataEastern Province | 30 km SSE | 29° | 16° | 21 mm |
| TareNorthern Province | 31 km NNW | 25° | 13° | 37 mm |
| GitaramaSouthern Province | 36 km WSW | 26° | 14° | 40 mm |
| RuhuhaEastern Province | 39 km S | 28° | 15° | 23 mm |